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VOL. XLI—NO. 329.
SOLDIERS ORDERED TO KANSAS MINES
M NURSE
TESTIFIES TO
ANOTHER WILL
Mrs. Ila Harris Mitchell
Says Brackenridge Wrote
Instrument in 1920.
STORY IS UNSHAKEN
Describes Paper and
She Read a Part
. the Instrument.
There wax a will made by the late
George IV. Brackenridge in the fall of
1920 other than the one offered for
probate in the county court of Bexar
county it was testified to Wednesday
in 73 d district court.
This was the chief evidence p-oditccj
by counsel for Mra. Isabella 11. Mcln-
tyre and Mrs. O. E. Huberts contest-
’•l« Io an alleged last will >f Mr.
Brackenridge which gale the interest on
SWJO.OOO to university and common
school purposes. annuities to servants
and other hired help his sister Eleanor
Bracken ridge set aside fund "for main-
tenanca of schools but did not men-
tion Mrs. Mclntyre or Mrs. Itobcrt*.
■"'y •re nieces of Mr. Brackenridge.
The testimony was given by Mrs. Ila
Harris Mitchell who became the mine
of Mr. Brackenridge in 1918 and who
Kinained almost constantly with him
until the time of his death in 1920.
^Her story was given a vigorous cross-
'lamination by attorneys for the pro-
ponents but it remained unshaken
Keceea at noon found her Hill un-
dergoing cross-examination which was
to be continued at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Sitned * Codirll as Witnrw.
Arrordin* to her’ story Mr«. Mitchell
uas employed a t the Bra< k?nri<| c home
•M Aufust* 1918. Hhe remained there
«•<>•Mr. Brackenridge went to (h-rfon
in 1020 and on his return w«ia exam
employed aw hia nurse she stayin' in
hla room almost rontinuoudy twelve
hours etch day until the day of hie
death.
After she had been in the Bracken*
rhlge home for only ten or twelv • days
“he testified she was shown the ri mH ri I
tn a will of 1918. Aw a witness she
Mrned it and on the stand identified
her signature to it.
The witness remembered three viaita
of Robert L. Vinson president of the
I nivereity of Texan to Mr. Bracken*
ridfe h home the purpose of these visits
beiny for diMunsion of certain phases
of the latter’s will. The first of these
vnnts was in the fall of 1920 about
Thanksgiving she recollected. Through-
out these visits she remained in the
room where they were conversing it be*
in» her duty tn <lo ho.
On Ui. firnt nt thwr viaitw nhe Haiti
Mr. “•’••’kroridfe wan too weak to talk
llr. \ inson returned the second time
about the first of I terember at which
time he I>r. Vinson read the will of
11113 to Mr. Brarkrnridfr. I’liawa ot
Ibr t^tanirnt wit. diMUHHrd.
Haas Nhe Saw Will Being Written.
"Ur. Vinson asked Sir. Brackenridge
something about wanting some money
to buy a library in Mexico" Mrs. Mit-
chell testified the amount of which the
believed wa* fIOO.IMIO. Mr. Brack-
enridge did not give hitn the money. He
told him to go ask ban Sullivan for it
—he probably would give it to him."
On the third visit of br. Vinson
the will was not discussed she said but
she had herself under orders read Mr.
Brackenridge's will as it stood in WIG
to the university president.
"After br. Vinson's last.trip nlmut
Ilecember d Mr. Brackenridge declared
that he would re-write his will and ac-
■ ordingly began that" the witness con-
tinued. She told of having seen him
engaged at this writing and of having
been addressed by Mr. Brackenridge
who aaid: “The only way to write <
will is to write it in your own words
and in your own handwriting.” Often
during bis writing the witness aaid she
held the paper on which he wrote. Nhe
described it as being on ordinary pa-
per white in color.
Bead l'arl of Ute Will.
Asked if she had read Ute document
he was writing Mrs. Mitchell replied in
the affirmative and quoted the follow-
ing as what she had seen: “State of
Texas County of Bexar. I George W.
Brackenridge do make ami publish this
my last will and testament thereby re
Yoking all other wills made by me.” It
contained a bequest to his sister. Miss
Eleanor Brackenridge she said but
didn't know how much if anything it
amounted to. ‘
“I only read this much." she said
"because .Mr. Brackenridge wanted me
Io —he explained that 'it was the only
way to make a will.’ The document
was only about half full of writing she
aaid. underneath which the signature of
Mr. Brackenridge was attached. The
will was kept in an envelo|>e with other
wills made by him. she testified includ-
ing those of BMW. 1013 and the late one
of becember. 1020.
Tlie will had been seen several times
after "he saw it for the first time wit-
ness aaid. the last time being once when
Mr. Brackenridge ««« reading over It.
Contestants Visited Mr. Brackenridge
That both Mrs. Mclntyre and Mrs.
Itolw-rts had been visitors to the Brack-
enridge home prior to and after the la»-
ter’s death was told by the witness
.Mr. Brackenridge was very friendly to-
ward Mrs. Hol>erta. nhe aaid. and not
unfriendly toward Mrs. M< Intyre say-
ing this because nhe had never heard
Mr. Brackenridge nay anything to indi-
cate bad feeling. The witness was at
(Continued on Nut Pace.)
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
FATHER OF TWO SLAIN
DALLAS REAL ESTATE
MEN DIES OF SORROW
Parent of Miller Brothers
Dead After Wortham
Shooting.
IMlan Tex. Iler. 14.—F. F. Miller
Sr. father of Elliott and F. F. Miller
Jr. who were fatally shot at Wortham
Tex. Saturday died suddenly at hie
home at Frederick Okla. thin morn-
inn from excitement attending the death
of his sons according to private tele-
grams here. The Miller boys died here
Sunday. They were prominent Dallas
roll estate and oil men.
Carter Sessions faimer is in cus-
tody in Freestone county charged with
murder in connection with the sheet-
ing which was due to a disputed oil
lease according to officers. Sessions
also is under indictment in Dallas coun-
ty for the same shooting the Millers
having died here.
Says
of
MAYORPROBES HANGING
OF WACO WHITE MAN
FOR ATTACK ON GIRL
Mob Takes Defendant From
Jail and Lynches Him
Near City.
Waco Tex. Dec. 14.—Mayur Bea
Richards started an investigation today
of the removal from city prison and
lynching last night of Curley Hackney
white man. charred with an attack upon
an 8-y ear-old girl. Officers cut the body
from a tree three miles from Waco at
1 .. ■ lock (Ml morning.
Three members of the mob were ad-
mitted tn jail by the turnkey* who says
be did not know the crowd was outside.
The three were followed by a large num-
ber of men who seiaed Hackney and
rushed him away.
It was reported Hackney confessed
attacking the little girl who physicians
say. waa not seriously hurt. Hackney
was 28 years old and the first white
man ever lynched in McLennan county.
Three Ijrnchlnm in Week.
Dallas. Tex. Dec. 14.—Carley Hack-
ney lynched at Waco last night is be-
lieved to have been the second white vic-
tim of a mob in Texas in recent years
and was the third man lynched in the
state this week. A negro was lynched
in Fort Worth Sunday night and an-
other was discovered hanging from n
tree near Gladewater Monday. Tom
Vickery white was hiuhcd in IMI
Worth a year ago this month. He was
charged with killing a policeman.
Hackney last night's victim at Waco
is said to have confessed an attack on
an M-year-old girl. Ed Rouse alleged
packing boOM Strike breaker wa
in a hospital at Fort Worth .Sunday
night nnd hanged in the packing bouse
district. He was under treatment for
wounds receivefl in a fight in the strike
district in which two white men were
seriously shot it was charged by Rouse.
Lonnie Newsone negro found swing-
ing from a tree near Gladewater Mon-
day probably was hangnj Sunday night
by unknown parties according to offi-
cers. He was last seen alive Sunday
evening when unid’Uiflfied parties called
at a bam orbare hr was euMdoyod nnd
asked him to assist in repairing a brok-
en down automobile. He is said to have
received an anonymous warning recent-
ly.
Waco Murder Jury Completed.
Waco. Tex.. Dec. 14.—A jury in the
case of Mrs. Dearie Keyes charged as
accomplice with the murder of her
husband was completed yesterday and
(• timony la bring taken today. The
triul will probably consume the entire
week. The county attorney announced
that hr would not u*k <he d*ath |»cn-
altyj
THE WEATHER
TEMPER ATI RE*.
DEC. 11. **
* p. 71 2 a. m. ...... S'
2 p. m *i I a* an
4 p. in. I! 4 a. tn. ......
& p. n> M S a. in 41
• p. m. .••••• 72 • a. in S 3
7 p. m. 73 7 a. m. 34
I p. m. ...... 71 la. m._
• p. 4«' 9 a. m. W
to p. in. ...... 44 10 a. m. 51
11 p. m. 41 !! a. in
12 midnight.... 40 J* in *4
Iln m M
1 a. m i. SI $ p. m. 73
FORKt AMT.
Ain Antonio and xk4al4>: Wednesday
night and Thursday fair: cooler Wadnea*
<lay night; minimum temperature 33 to
4 4 degrees; light northerly wind*.
East Texas/ Wednesday night fair and
cooler; Thursday. fair.
HOME WEATHER FOR T4)| RIATS.
< hlmga: Temperature. 31; raining: 14-
mils wind from the northweat; lowest tem-
perature in the laat 34 hours 34; highest.
31.
Kansas City: Temperature. 44: clear;
leas than 14-mlle wind from the north-
west; lowest temperature in last 34 hours.
44; highest. 41.
New York: Temperature. 34; cloudy; 14-
mlle wind from the north; lowest temper-
sture la the last 14 hours. 38; highest. 40.
«t. Inmilm: Temperature. 41; dear; 21-
mlle wind from the aorthwest; lowest tem-
perature in the last 14 hours 44: highest.
11.
Washlngtoat Temperature. 34: snowing:
less than 14-mils wind from tho south:
lowest temperature In the last 24 hours
34; highest 3u
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14 1921.-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
WOMIN ADMITS
KI LUNG DOCTOR
AFTER INSULTS
New York Defendant Says
Physician’s Attack Drove
Her Mad.
HATE LONG SUBDUED
Attorney Says Defense
Plea Will Be Insan-
ity.
New York. Dec. 14.—Pleading eight
I years of Buffering as her justification
Mrs. Charles Raizen today faced ar-
Iraignment in Brooklyn court on charges
of killing Dr. Abram Glickatein 48. in
I - his Bedford avenue office last Saturday.
Surrendered to the police by lawyers
representing her father and husband
last night. Mrs. Raizen who ia 29
years old and the wife of a toy manu-
facturer to whom she was married last
May. told h*r story to District Attorney
Harry Ix*wis.
With dry eyes and an air of self-
control superior to that of any of her
auditors she revealed the secrets of a
life which she said had been made near-
ly unbearable by the physician whose
life she ended with a bullet.
Knew* Physician l»ng While.
She hnd known Glickatein she said
most of her life. He was her family’s
general practitioner in the lower East
Side of Manhattan where she. then
Lillian Schaffer and her parents as
well as Glirkstein. lived. He bad her
implicit trust she told tbe district at-
torney aqd exercised a strange but pow-
< rful influence over her—a sort of mag-
netic Influence as rile described It.
Mrs. Raizen said she struggle! in
vain to break the hold tbe physician
had on her life. A year ago she
thought she had succeeded. Tbe rria*
I ions hi |x which she said bad always
been against her will ended a year ag)
and she thought she was free.
Then on the eve of her marriage to
Raizen. she said. Glirkstein renewed his
advances and it tariff 1 her in the office
where on Saturday with the memory
of her injuries torturing her. she ended
his life.
Husband Coiuole* Her.
She esraiM*d that time she -aid. wen!
aliead with her trousseau. and was mar-
ried. On her nioueymmm. she said she
all I" lirr husband he tried to
console her—told her to try and forgrt
But to forget she declared was im-
| possible. The shadowed past became a
violent tormenting obsehhion that uu-
dermined her health. Finally on the
advice of another physician she went
to Florida aud in Jacksonville still
UMble to find peace abe bought tbe fa
tai pistol. Then she came North sought
out tbe object of her fe^rs and shot him
through the head.
leaving the house in which Glick-
steln was dying she took n train to
Manhattan called her father on the
telephone and told him what she bad
done.
The recital ended Mrs. Raizen left
the district attorney’s office with two
policemen who took her to a police sta-
tion. where she was formally bsiked mi
n homicide charge aud where she spent
the night.
Insane Plea Coming.
Before the arraignment. Aaron W.
Levy one of the two attorneys who ac-
rompanied her to the prosecutor's office
last night indicated that tbe defense
would be ba sod upon the contention that
she was mentally unbaiancfwl.
The physician who advised the south-
ern trip. Dr. Nnmuel A. Tannenbaum
came to the defense of bis patient with
the statement that her mentality was
'‘not normal.”
“Her act was undoubtedly that of on
insane woman.” he said. “I had hoped
the change of environment brought
about by her trip to Florida w*ould help
her but ap|»arrntly it did not.*'
INQI IRIKS ABOUT PISTOL
Florida Firm Received Query Regard
nig Noiseless Attachment.
Jacksonville Fla. Dec. 14.—Mm.
Charles S. Raizen. held in New York
City in connection with the death if
Dr. Graham Glirkstein wrote a local
hardware concern last month for in-
formation as to the cost of a. revolver
‘with a noiseless attachment.” accord-
ing to the local police who have the
eomiaaleatbMi in their p— ^i<.n \
pistol was purchased from the concern
here November 22.
PALACE IS WRECKED
One Hundred Soldiers and Police Killed
by Bomb In Bessarabia.
Brussels. Dec. 14.—The Siguranzia
palace at Bolgrad. Bessarabia has been
wrecked by a bomb. art'ording to a dis-^
pitch from Bur barest. One hundred
soldiers and police on duty within the
palace were killed.
MAY DEFER DEBTS
Franr* Willing to PoMponr K«*p*rati<>n«
Payment* I* Report
By th. AMMclntcd Prwa.
Pari*. Dec. ll.—Fram-r ia willing tem-
■■orarily to forego ra*h reparation* pay-
ment* from Oermnny. a high official in
the French foreign office today told tbe
Awociated Prem.
DALLAS NURSE KILLS
NEGRO WHO ATTACKED
HER IN REST ROOM
Woman Declares She Fired
Shot After Black Grab-
bed Her.
Dalia*. Tex. Dec. it.—Miaa Jeabnna
LaMoore 20 nurse at a local national
guard armory who hot and killed Ka*
t'ook«y 40-year-old negro janitor at
the federal building here laet night
waa held at city detective headquar-
ter* early today but officer* said they
had fully substantiated her statement
that she “had to shoot” when Cooksy
nt tacked her in the rest room of the
post office.
City officers stated gny action against
Miss LaMoorc. who says she came
here six weeks ago from Chicago must
be taken by federal authorities as
the affair was enacted on government
property.
Miss faiMoorc told officer* she en-
tered the rest room about fl o'clock
last night having passed Cooksv on
her way through the building. The ne-
gro followed her. she said and first
offered her a drink of whisker. She
refused whereupon she declared. Cock-
sy grabbed her and a struggle followed
the woman finally breaking away
“He started toward me again and I
shot him. once as lie approached am!
ngain a* he staggered” Miss Ln Moore
said. “I ba<l to shoot.” She fainted
after firing the second time.
The first shot struck Cooksv near
the heart and tbe second took effect in
the face. He staggered from the rest
room and fell on his face almost di-
rectly in front of the office of the spe-
cial agent of tbe Department of jus-
tice.
Anton Vranges private in a marine
guardfstationed here fiance of Miss Isl-
Moorc visited her at detective head-
quarters last night. He told officers
he would see her through her trouble.
He said his fiance cairies a small pis-
tol for protection.
Mis* laiMoore said she was born in
Alsace-Lorraine of French parents nnd
came to this country to marry Vranges.
She said she was a nurse for five
years in France and at the base hos-
pital at Bordeaux during the world
war. Her father is director in n naval
band at the Great Lakes Naval Train-
ing school he Mid while she ha*
served at several army posts In the
I nifed States After making her state-
ment to tbe police last night. Miss Ls-
Moore ate a hearty incal brought to
her at headquarter*.
“I sat upon tbe body of a dead Ger-
man.. soldier and ate my breakfast
once.” she said. “I guess I <-an eat
my supper now."
CRISP WEATHER DUE
Will Be Coolrr Wednesday Nicht But
No Freese Expected.
I The weather will becuiiM* Mlighll.l
colder Wodnodav night and Thurlby
. will be crianer than balmy \W*dnr«lay
i but there will be no material drop in
. tvinprraturv here. J. H. Jatboe San An-
. tonio forecaster ‘•aid Wednesday murn-
l ing. There in no danj/r of it freeze
I Wednesday night he Mid. rhe tem-
perature will hardly drop below 40 ie-
[ green.
i Clear rilira will coatinur. The wlnda
will be northerly but light the mod-
erate aised high prrsaur • arm which
। wax directly over the date of Wa«h-
-• ington Tuesday was moving xoiitbrext-
I ward too blowly to affect Texas ‘ary
mm-h.
The weather rrportw show that it in
> warmer than usual for this smso i < v«.r
the entire country. The lowed tem-
pcraturr reported Wed no lav wa* 28
degrees above aero in the Roeky moun-
tain region.
“The long-range prophets who pre-
dicted a hard winter are getting tier-
voux I siippoac.” Mr Jarbjv said.
The eartem storm rriiortr.l Tuexday
ix pairing out into the «ca but snow
was dill falling intermittently in Wash-
ington Wednesday. There wm nlxo miow
in Wisconsin ami rain reported in Chi-
cago.
No rainfall wax reported in Toxas
nit hough it wax cloudy along the coast
Wodnendax morning.
BUYS BUSINESS HOUSE
Houston Interests Acquire Property in
Kan Antonio
The building at Navarro nnd Houston
pi e d by S X :.
has been bought by Hogg brothers capi-
talists of Houston it was announced
here today. The consideration was
SIMUMJO. ami other valuable considers- ।
dons. V. W. Negley trustee of the
Negley estate sold the pro|)erty.
No plans for improving the property
were innounml.
HALT MINE OPENING
Virginia Pits Are Scene of Disorder:
Protestx Against “Open Shop.”
Wheeling. W. Vs. Dec. 14.—Effort*
to o|»en tbe Pauamn coal mine at
Moundsville near here as an “open
*bop” were attended today by scenes of
disorder when police were called to
force bark a crowd of alleged union
r- from thr prop<
A number of women were in thr
crowd and •stones were thrown but no
<«ne was hurt. A number of shots were
said to have been fired in the vicinity
of the mine during the nigl.t.
Kleetrir Shock Proves Fatal.
Dallas Tex.. Dec. 14.—Jesse M.
Nickrlsen. 21 through whose body
passed Gtl.OlM) volts of electricity when
lie rlimbetl a wire tower here Saturday
died early today at a hospital. Pbvs-
Iciaex said it was remarkable dud Ma
life had been so prolonged following tbe
accident.
PETITION FOB
CHARTERCHANGE
FREELY SIGNED
More Than 1500 Names on
List Which Has Recall
of Mayor as Aim.
CIRCULATORS USE CARE
Will Be Sure of Ground Be-
fore Submitting List of
Qualified Voters.
Generous response ix being accorded
thr jitney men who xtsrted the circu-
lation of a petition Tuesday afternoon
asking for a charter election with the
an non nerd intention of attempting to
recall Mayor O. B. Black. F. L s Heath
chairman of the committer erpresrDting
Auto Bus Drivers’ Ix>cal No. 000 state I
Wednesday. I’p to noon Mr. Hruth
said fully 150 D signatures had been
:ip|M*ndrd to thr jirtition which Berks
to hare the city council call an elec-
tion the |»ur|)Qsr of which Is to amend
Section 128 of the city charter there-
by making thr recall provision more
frasiblr. If thr rlrctiou carries a re-
call election should thru br obtainrd
by prrsrntation of a petition to tho
council signed by 20 jM*r cent of the
qualified voters of thr city.
Mr. Heath expressed confidence that
the signatures of 10 prr cent of the
qualified voters of the city can be se-
cured by the end of thr week. If w>.
tbs petition probablj will be presented
to the city council next Munday after-
noon. p-ighty copies of thr petition
out of 125 printed were in cinnlatioM
Wednesday. Mr. Heath said nnd an
additional 40 copies were to be started
Wedurwlay afternoon.
Get Only Qualified Voters.
*We are going at this matter slow-
ly" Mr. Heath said “in order that
we may make no mistakes. We aro as-
suring ourselves before we obtain □
signature that tbe person approached
fully understands our purpoor. We aro
assured also that hr is a qualified
voter. When qjir petition is prrsrnted
we expect to have a full trn |»er cent
of qualified voters no that there will
Im* no delay. The movement is meeting
with a generous reHfMmse everywhere
and wr have no dubt that we can ob-
tain even more than the necessary teu
prr mil of t|M voters gf tht rit\
Thr mmmittre Wrdnesday said that
nsi.lr from the circulation of thr pe-
tition. then* have been no new devrinp-
riMßtl in the jitnev Itmt car r«»ntro-
verxy since the council at its meeting
Monday granted an extension from
December 15 until February 1. in th?
time of enforcement of thr new jitney
ordinance. I'udrr the provisions of that
ordinance thr jitnrys would have brrn
4rivea from tbe afreets effectire Tbam
day nnd thr Ban Antonio Public Scrr
ice company under such an agreement
would have rnluced its car fares from
right ’ ■ t". with ■ graduated
teduction in gaa and electric rates. Ax
these reductions however were con-
tingent upon thr abolishing of thr jit-
nrys. thrrr will br no changr in rithei
temimrarily.
No Effort to Adjust Question.
No attempt by either side it wei
learned Wednesday has been made to
carry out suggestions made at thr
Monday meeting that nn adjustment
of the difficulties might be obtained
by confrrencrs between those interest-
'd. Tba iitnry nun have taken thr
stand thnt tba council declined to
crant tbeir request for a repeal of the
jitney ardlnanca tad tn accept in full
thrir pro|M>sal to furnish the city with
evidence tending to show that thr tnar-
tion company can operate on a six cent
fare without thr rlimination of thr jit-
neys. They assert that if an rx|»ert is
splinted by the city to examine the
Public Service company's books he
must br a man in every way satisfac-
tory to them.
E. H. Klfer rice president and gen-
eral manager of the San Antnnin Pub-
lic Service company stated Wednesday
that thr.position of his company is un-
changed.
“Our proposition of a six cent fare
nnd reduction of gas and electric rates
with the abolishing of the jitneys." Mr.
Kifer said “still stands.”
When confronted with the statement
of thr attornry for thr jitney men that
it the street car fnrrs were reduced tn
six cents and the jitneys abolished
thr Public Srrvbr enmnany would hr
no better nff Mr. Kifer offered his
version of thr resalt in explanation.
Expect Increase in Traffic.
“While it is true" hr said “that
if we reduce car fares two cents we
stand to Inxe $480000 a« compared tn
our present revenue still we would
gain .<300.000 a year which is now
earned by thr jitneys. Erm then how-
ever wr would lose the difference he-
tween the two. or $120000 a year. We
figure though that when thr jitnr-»
err eliminated and our fares reduced
wr will secure a large amount of addi-
tional traffic above that now carried
by thr jitnrys. W* do know that when
wr increased our fares troffic decreas-
ed. nnd we figure thnt with a decrease
in car fares traffic will increase. Many
|M*oplr wlm now um* their autamobiles.
nr walk will ride thr strert cars when
fares are reduced. Therefore though
our increase in revenue may not come
right awav. elimination nf thr jitn*v<
finally will give us the relief wr want."
No expression could hr obtain^l from
thr city attornry’s office Wednesday
in regard tn thr Jitnrymrn’s prnnnsa’
of a chartrr amendment. Citv Attor-
(UonliDued on uext page)
DAIL EIREANN POSTPONES
ACTION ON ANGLO-IRISH
TREATY UNTIL THURSDAY
Secret Session Is Held to Discuss Whether Delegates
Were Given Power to Conclude Agreement—De
Valera Raises Point in Brief Public Meeting.
Griffith and Collins Resent Statement
of Republican “President.”
B» thr A»s«ci;itrd Pma.
Dublin Dre. 14.—Tbe quratioa of
I ratification or rrjrrtiou of thr Anglo-
I 1 Irish agreement by (hr Dail Eirraon
has bern post|>oned until Thursday when
a public Bcrndon will br held and thr
drputirx will debatr thr matter aud
romr to a dreixion. This was decided
upon at today’s meetin/ of Dail called
to consider tbe agreement.
Meanwhilr thr Dail in secret xes-
sion. was this afternoon discussing thr
dispute between thr drlrgnirx to thr
London conferrncr. who were thr >ign-
rrx of thr agrrrmrnt. and Eamon dr
Valera ihe Republnan president ami
his adherents on this taur. as to wheth-
er the delegate^ had thr powrr to con-
clude the agreement.
Dr Valrra Kaises Point.
In tbe public xrssion of tbr Dail t<v-
day—public >o far as the ]»(«■ and a
frw M*lretrd ixr.sons were concerned —
thii point WO4 rai \1 dr Valera.
It developed tbe acute difference* exist-
ing bet wren thr Republican president
on the one side and Arthur Griffith xnd
Michael ('oilins. the leaders of thr plrn-
ipotrntiarirs on thr othrr.
In thr argument during thr hour’s
public Mission. Mr. de Valero asserted
the delegates hnd not obeyed thr instruc-
tions of thr cabinrt—a charge which
both Collins and Grifftih resented.
It was a quesiion of whet her thr
drlegatrs bld fail'd to Mporl to thr
cabinet before signing the agrrrmrnt.
Mr. dr Valrra insisted this was an im
|x>rtant point but Mr. Griffith claimed
it was a ni.it'Ti.il OBC IMP Wbßa be
and colleagues had power to sign an
agreement they had no authority to con-
clude one. Thr feprrsrntativrs of thr
pail and of the British cabinrt were
in an idrntical |M»sition. hr pointrd out.
as thry bad rack to refer the treaty to
their respect ire legislatures for ratifi-
cation. •
Srinn Frin War Status Sought.
This question was to form the subject
for the secret session but it appeared
from remarks that were dropped that
certain of the deputies desired to burn
oin' ihing about thr Sinn MB’o finan
rial and military ability to rrsumr war-
fare btfefa .i-ting thrir UOtH OBd
they askrd for reportx privately on these
point*.
One of thr trnsrxt moments of thr
drbntr was when Micbnrl Collins dr-
clanri emotionally :
"1 have been called a traitor. Ix»t
tbr Irish people decide whether I atu
or not.”
Tlie only sign of hostility in the vi*
rinity of Cnivcrsity allege where to-
day’s meeting was held was a Sinn Fein
flag draped with crejM* which someone
had hoisted on a telephone pole in front
of thr collcgr.
Acceptance Is Krrommended.
Repudiating the charge of treason.
Michael Collfnx said that Ireland wa*
free to accept or reject thr agreement. I
He recommended its acceptance but if I
it waa rejected his mind would be none J
tbe Ifrß dear.
President de Valrra wrnt on arguing
that it was ridi< iiion- tn think tic Dofl
would give tbe pieoipoteotiariea power
to make a bloolag umeiMt. Tbej
had a great degrrr of freedom to nrgo- 1
tiatr hr said but nu agrrrmrnt should
br hurrirdly sigmri.
Mr. dr Valera was entering into a 1
long argument over the question when
there came calls for a decision on the 1
motion to go into aecrrt session. The
president repeatedly reiterated his con-
tention that thr plrnipotmtiaries had ’
not the power to conclude a treaty.
There was considerable confusion at
tbia point members speaking again and
again ami ignoring nil parliamentary
rules'. Arthur Griffith finally smoothed (
tar wall I 1 hat aetllM
British cabinet nor the delegates of (he
Dnil claimed the power to conclude a
treaty.
KING OPENS PARLIAMENT.
Session Expected to Br One of Most
Momentous Ever Held.
By the Asssrluted Press.
London. Dre. 14—Opening tbe special i
session of j»arliamrnt called to consider! i
the Irish peace settlement King George <
Foch Bids America Farewell
New York. Dee. 14.—Marshal FXwh before sailing fur France today on
the liner Paris transmitted through thr American Mgion Weekly official
organ of the ex-service men's organization a farewell to the jieuplc of
America. The translation follows:
“With deep regret 1 bid you goodbye. For alm«»-d seven weeks the
legion has entertained me marvelously in your splendid county. My ex-
perience here lends to two thought*-.
“When first I met you and came to admire you as fighters cheerful
subject to diixripHne under your splendid leared. General Pershing tbe days
were dark indeed. Yet. you smiled then as you fought and your cheerful-
ness and bra vert helped much to bring us victory and )*acc.
“ When next 1 met vou it waa in your country. Tbe alarms of war
were orer. You were engaged actively for those pursuits of peace which
are so essential to happiness and prosperity—hard work. 1 have uime to
love all Americans for their spirit of diligence for thrir genrrous-hrartrd-
ness. France and tbe United States arc indent cluse together as thry have
always brri;.
“These two thoughts—of the American abroad at war and of the
American at home and at peace—lead to only our conclusion that the
Americans are young sturdy honorable. God-feariag. faith and hope;
thnt they are tu be admired respected aud trusted by all peoples every-
where.
“And of what type is the representative American of today? The type
you find in the American Lrg> is the man who sacrificed all to
fight for his flag and world freedom. He is tbe man who now will see to
it that wr bavr ‘peacr on earth go si will toward men.’
“We in France are doing our share to keep ourselves worthy of the
victory we have won. We know you are doing yours lx mg live the Ameri-
can jiruplc! Jong live tbe American I^egion.
I said in his speech from the throne to-
day :
”lt is ay earnest hope that by the
articles vf agrrrmrnt now submitted to
ypu thr strife of centuries may be end-
ed.'*
Thr session which probably will rank
.t tin* most momrutoiiN in the his-
••f Woatßiatfrr waa optMd si
Issas it wsa sttaadad bi sU tba bril*
liunt display of fkigrnntry marking state
openings with gorgeously arrayed
guardsmen lining Ihe way from Buck-
ingham Palace to Parliament square a
colorful avenue through which rolled
the state coaches bearing their majes-
ties and dignitaries of state preceded
flanked and trailed by thr glittrring
cavalrymrn of thr royal household.
Thr guardsmen snapped to “present
arms” military Imnds stationed along
the mate blared “God Save tba Klag/*
and thr cherring crowds stood on tiptoe
to catch a glioipM* of King George nnd
Quern Mary as the golden coaches rolled
by. Several of tlu* ten battalion* of
guard-men paraded fur the occasion
were massed about thr mt rance to the
house of lords through which their ma-
jesties passed to the robing rooms ami
tbrncr to thr throne room. In thr lat-
ter tbey e wrrr erected by the peers peer-
esses and various officials whose rich
costumes and jewels completed the spec-
tacle.
When the king led tbr quren up thr
daiv and both were sextet I. members'of
the hooat of common** moved in from
an adjoining chamber and grouped
themselves about thr opposite end of
the great hall. The king thru road the
speech from « manuscript.
AGREEMENT ON NAVAL
RATIO IS DECLARED
VIRTUALLY AT HAND
America Agrees to Japanese
Reservations With Some
Provisions.
B> Ilir AsMM'lntrd ProM
UxUilngton. Dec. 14. — Agreeo^at
<»n the principal issues involved in limi
tation of navri armanu nt wns under-
stood to br prhrticnlly at hand a* thr
“big thnr“ of the Washington confer
rncr wrnt intu session latr today at the
State Ih'partmrut.
Thr Ainrricun drlrgatro. if was said
officially had agreed to thr Ja|Mmrs>«
reservation for substitution of the new
battleship Mutsu for thr old 12-inch
gunship S<*tNU on condition that the
United States b*- permitted under thr
limitation pn |s>sal to retain thr new-
|er battlrships Colorado and Washing-
ton in plan* of thr Ih*inwarc and North
I Dakota.
। Thr final detail remaining to be
arranged it wax added was the mod :
fiention desired by Great Britain in
the armament limitation program to
balance against substitution b> Japan
of the Mutsu and thr United States of
two newer ships. This drtail was ex-
pected to be arranged at today's mi*c‘-
ihg.
Tbr limitation program as finallv
evplvcd. it was slated will provide for
a condition of status pro ns to Pacific
fortifications the agreement leaving
1 Hawaii the Idand of Japan. Australia
and New Zealand free from the pro-
vision.
American acceptance of the Japan-
ese substitution of thr Mutsu was vir-
tually agreed at a confercnrc between
Secretary Hughes and the American
naval advisers following yesterday’s
meeting of the “big three." Comple-
tion of the agreement on tin* part of
I the American delegation was aeo>m-
pliahcd today.
Oil Company Declares Dividend.
Independence. Kan.. Dr. 14. — The
Prairie Oil A Ga* company toil ay de-
clared n quarterly dividend of S 3 and
an extra dividend of $4. payable Jan-
uary 31. to stockholder* on record I De-
cember 31.
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
TWfl ’• Bftd vwiaity.
1 VV LDIX 1 Onve c«t>t» on train* and oloowhor^
TROOPS WILL
TAKE CHARGE
OF MINE AREA
Kansas Guardsmen Ordered
Out Following Rioting
of Women.
SHERIFF IS HELPLESS
Local Unions at Pittsburg
Demand Protection From
Officers.
MINERS WANT TO WORK
Mob of Amazons Continue
March and Threaten
Workers’ Official.
Pittsburg Kan.. Dec. 14. — While
the state military authorities were mo-
bilizing companies of the national guard
f«»r entrainment to Pittsburg today
tbe militant women of the Kansas min-
ing field adherents of Alexander
Howat were engaged in the most am-
bitious campaign thry had xo far at-
trmpted in their program of stopping
by violent activities the operation of
<ual qiiues by men who re*i*onded to
the call of the international union for
men tu*. man the mines.
Acting upon the emphatic dcinaad of
seven local unions it Pittsburg aud
four at Girard. Sheriff Milt Gould earlx
this morning sent a call to Topeka for
pasistance. The miners repreaenta-
fives alleging that thrir families an!
homes were in danger told tbe sheriff
that thry would welcome any kind of
adequate protection.
Steam Shovel Is Wrecked.
The call of the sheriff was seat to
Topeka almost at the time two terrif*-
blasts shook the northern |>ait of
Crawford county aud was heard as
far north as Fort Scott. It was found
that the blaM* wrecked the steam shovel
of tbe Mengbiai Coal comisiny on tho
I try wood check in the extreme north <»?
Crawford county.
The first appearance of the woman
mob was at Central No. 49 northeast
<>f Pittsburg this morning. Thr min a
was not in oprratlon but sex*rral com-
pany men wrre ordered away by the
women who had come to the miar m
motor enrs. Thr procession ex tended
more than a mile in length.
Reports to Pittsburg at 10:30 o'clock
indicated (hat the mob Imhl divided into
two parts one ;iarr going to Mulberry
where it dispersed after app*ar;ng xt
Mine No. 7 of the Spencer-Newland*
company but not molesting the mci
there. The other part traveling it IUO
motor cars was reported ai that hot.»
n* being near Litchfield and planniag
to go a* far a« Western No. 21 rt ✓
Si'aminofi in Cherokee i*ount y. _
I ulon Offirial Threatened t/
Following insistent rep^-
mob of women marchers A ® \ I
toward Pittsburg and thnK J/im •
of an A. Bittner reprrM f
the International miners unk / hero
was planne<l. a squad of former utrvLs*
men wax hastily formed for duty at t
hotel which ix headquarters for Biti«
ner In the .lobby waa a «t«ck of rifles
Uomen marchern. I<nm> strong
marrlieil upm Mine No. 49 of the Ce»»-
tral northeast of Fontenac tbia more-
Ing. A procession of motor cars bear-
ing the militant women wag more tha t
a mile in length. F^xcept for injuring
one tnan slightly there waa little vim
lence. Sheriff Milt Gould and deputies
with him were overpowered bv thi
women.
Mulberry Mines Cloud.
The throe companies of militia to ba
sent to Pittsburg will comprise about
four hundred men. Companies from
Coffeyville. lola and Yates Center are
understood to be under mobilization
orders.
Th< mines of the Sheridan eoaanmtf
Mulberry did not work today. Thr-s
mines had been selected for afreet t»-
day by the women marchers. The
whistles did noth low for work la-t
uight.
TROOP CALL IKKI ED
All Kansa* Guard Organiratluns Told
to Prepare to Katrain.
Topeka. Kan.. Dec. 14.—Notices were
eeat to ail national guard organization <
in the state comprising about 2<MM) men
to put tbeOMwlvaa in readiness to
train for the Pittsburg c^al field. C«d. j
Milton R. Me I uiin. tu rbarge of the
adjutant general's office during the ab-
sence of Adj. Gen. Charles I. Martin
said oiriers will go out today for a
movement of five or six rompeniea to
the coal field. No order for mortiM*
Lad yet been laoMd Colonel M> Lata
said at 9 a. m.
The call for protection to the min**i
i* backed up by appeal* from elerro ke-
<ab <»f the United Mine Workers cf
America seven at Pltt*burg «»d four
at Girard. They have appealed to Gov-
ernor II J. Allen tn *eud troops Inta
the mining field to protect own wbn
sire tn work it wax repiirted at tbe get*
crnui's office tbia murmug.
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